Where does “旧弊” come from?
旧弊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 旧, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə.
旧弊 (Japanese): conservatism; old abuses
Ancestry of “旧弊”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 旧 | old things, original state, former state, old... |
| 2 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | — |